Primarily using 'drawing' as the first tool to articulate, Jo is constantly driven by notions of ambiguity or duality. She uses representational style to convey abstract ideas and is continually absorbed by the confluence of order and chaos, thought and matter.....

"Jo has an undeniable ability to create work that is moving, stimulating and curious. This series stretches the subject beyond the dimensions of the image and into the 3-dimensional world; such a playful, beautiful and considered approach.

What initially struck me about Jo's work was her absolute, incontrovertible technical skill. Something that has been discussed a lot in my circles lately is the traditionally 'difficult' parts of the human body to translate into works of art; the feet, and, of course, the hands. The hands are such a fascinating and beautiful part of the body - they truly tell a story. They can be used to communicate, to act, and to move. Jo so delicately captures everything that is beautiful about them; the way they move, the way the muscles show, the way they grasp or cup things, the way their movements affect the muscles in the arms. They are complex, and to me, mesmerising. Jo draws them with such detail and elegance. I feel as though I could reach out and stroke the skin of that greyscale subject - it is warming, and it is rare for an artwork to make you feel that way. And by adding these sculptures into the foreground she creates a whole environment, an external context for the figure - a suggestion that they are living, moving characters. The sculptures add to the sense of story; they meld together into a narrative and challenge drawing traditions. Jo moves beyond the idea of drawings being flat and still.

Her stunning combination of 2D and 3D brings her work to life; it fills the exhibition space with movement and energy. These objects and images are so emotive; by looking at them I feel as though I have become the hand, and much like the drawing, am reaching into another state of being."